robb and elissa in norways largest newspaper

check out this link:

www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2006/06/20/469417.html

Would you mind posting a translation? If not, no problem.

here is translation:)

ÅS (Dagbladet.no): Alt var ikke bare fryd i fornøyelsesparken i Akershus i går kveld.

Det skulle være kvelden da over 40 berg-og-dal-bane-entusiaster skulle felle sin dom over parken generelt og årets nyhet, SpeedMonster, spesielt.

Parken fikk de studert nøye, men da de skulle få noen eksklusive runder etter stengetid i SpeedMonster slo den nye Tusenfryd-stoltheten seg vrang.

Litt over klokken 20 måtte teknisk sjef i parken, Bjørn Solli, fortelle langveisfarerne at det ikke ble noe monster-moro:

- Dette er utrolig beklagelig og har bare skjedd én gang tidligere. Gasstrykket er ikke slik det skal være og med de strenge sikkertsmarginene vi har her, så kan vi ikke kjøre. Trolig får vi den i gang igjen om et par timer.

Men det hadde ikke entusiastene fra USA, Australia, Storbritannia, Japan og Canada tid til å vente på. Allerede i går kveld gikk turneen videre til Gøteborg.

Besto testen

Men hell i monster-uhell: Samtlige av de berg-og-dal-bane-frelste hadde allerede testet SpeedMonster tidligere på dagen - som vanlig publikummere. Og dommen kunne knapt vært bedre:

- Denne banen er helt unik, sier Robb Alvey til Dagbladet.no.

Han burde vite hva han snakker om. Han har kjørt over 900 berg-og-dal-baner og er i dag ildsjel for foreningen Theme Park Review. Kona Elissa Alvey har «bare» 750 baner på samvittigheten.

- Det er rett og slett en fantastisk bane. Her er det ikke kun fokus på fart og høyde. I denne banen får du mye mer - opp/ned, skruer og looper, slår Elissa fast - og sammenligner med gigantene i USA.

- I USA skal alt være større, raskere og høyere, men det er ikke alltid det beste.

Ærlige tilbakemeldinger

Denne sommeren har ekteparet arrangert fornøyelsespark-turneen i Storbritannia.

I utgangspunktet skulle det bli med de 13 britiske parkene, men da de hørte om SpeedMonster bestemte de seg for å legge en snartur innom Norden også. I går Tusenfryd, i dag Liseberg og til slutt tre parker i Finland.

- SpeedMonster var definitivt et av høydepunktene på turen, sier Robb og avviser at han trekker fram superlativene i alle parkene han er i.

- Nei, vi gir alltid en ærlig tilbakemelding, hvis ikke blir parkene aldri bedre.

Elissa mener Tusenfryd har mye å være stolte av og rangerer parken som en av de aller beste - og vakreste - hun har vært i.

Hun trekker fram den «unike» SpeedMonster, trebanen ThunderCoaster med «interessant design» og de naturlige omgivelsene i og rundt parken.

De fikk rikelig anledning til å studere naturen da de måtte vente på SpeedMonster i går kveld. Men da det var klart at det ikke ble noen eksklusive runder, tok de det også sporty:

- Vi kommer tilbake!

Dagbladet.no var i morges i kontakt med Tusenfryd. Bjørn Solli forteller at alt er i orden med SpeedMonster og at dagens gjester kan se fram til en spektakulær fartsopplevelse.

The monster failed

everything wasnt just joy in the theme park tusenfryd last night.

It was supposed to be the vening when 40 coaster enthusiasts was given theyr chance to give theyr opinion on the new attraction speed monster.

the park was thouroughly studyed but when they was supposed have a few exclusive rounds on SM the parks pride refused to work.

a little bit over 8o clock head of operations Bjørn solli had to tell the travelers that there wasnt gonna be any speed adventures today.

-We are very sorry and this has happend only one time before. the gas pressure isnt at its original values and with the strict safety policy we operate with we are unable to dispatch. we will probably get it up and running in a couple of hours.

but the enthusiasth from USA, Australia, Japan and canada didnt have time to wait already yesterday their tour went further to gothenburg.

Passed the test

luckily the coaster heads had already riden the monster earlier in the day and the conclusion couldnt been better.

-This coaster is unike! says robb alvey to dagbladet.no

and he should know what he is talkin about hes been on over 900 coasters and is the head of the organisation theme park review his wife elissa alvey has "just" been on 750 coasters.

-its just an amazing coaster. here there isnt any focus on speed and heights on this coaster you get much more you get inversions screw and loops is elissa concluding - and shes comparing to the coasters in usa-

-in usa everything has to be bigger and faster but not nesecarrliy better.

honest opinions

this summer the couple has arranged theme park tours in UK

it was supposed to be with 13 UK parks but after they heard of SM they decided to take a short trip to scandinavia and 3 finish parks to.

Speed monster is defnite one of the highlights of the tour and says that he doesent use the superlatives in all parks he is at.

-no we are always honest if not the parks wont improve

elissa thinks tusenfryd has alot to be proud of and ranges the park as one of the most beautiful she has been at.

she points out the unice speed monster the woodi thunder coaster with a "interresting design" and the beutiful natural surroundings.

they sure had enough time to study the surroundings when they waited for SM to function last night but when they got the bad news they took i sporty:

-were coming back!!

dagbladet.no has been in contact with tusenfryd and head of operations tells that speed monster is back in operation and todays guest can enjoy it.

from www.dagbladet.no

Sweet. Thanks a bunch!

Now this is a fun coincidence.

I were at Tysenfryd yesterday and met up with Robb, Elisa and the rest of the people form TPR, and the fun coincidence was that I was on the last train that completed the circuit before it broke down.

Too bad that they couldn't ride Speed Monster on the evening.

OMG!!! I HOPE THIS HAPPENS TO THEM ON BALDER TOO!!!!!

Okay, I think I got most of that..and I didn't realize the group was already out of the UK.

Went with them to Liseberg today, and all rides were running fine all day, just a stop on Balder that was less then a minute.

Thats ok, I do have something to look forward to:

I hate to tell you, but today was amazing. If it makes you feel better though, I think Joey will cry more than you when the update goes up.

^At least I'll always be able to take solace in the fact I didn't skip the UK trip to file papers.

Oh...and Robb and Elissa, here's a big DIE in advance.